I'm very excited about the way our kids played. We didn't do some smart things down the stretch, but we did enough to pull the game out.


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DUSTY BAKER
Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the mi...
DUSTY BAKER
It hurts us not to play Friday night games. We got home late Thursday from Puerto Rico and had to pl...
DUSTY BAKER
They are both great fans and they have been for years and years. It is a bit more of a social event ...
DUSTY BAKER
You know it's there, but you don't really see it. Guys don't discuss it or talk about it much. It's ...
DUSTY BAKER
It's very weird for me,
DUSTY BAKER
It's not about Kerry as much as it is about us. It's about where we are realistically and where he i...
DUSTY BAKER
We're lucky to have him now. We have to find a way to keep him in the lineup.
DUSTY BAKER
My wife [Melissa] talked to his mom, and she said he led every league coming up in home runs. The ma...
DUSTY BAKER
He certainly deserves it,
DUSTY BAKER
He's throwing the ball great. We just can't go to him when it means something yet. I have to talk to...
DUSTY BAKER
It's a situation where the Yankees wanted [Lawton] and needed him, and I understand we got a pretty ...
DUSTY BAKER
We'll mix and match and do what we can. We owe it to ourselves and our paying fans to put the best t...
DUSTY BAKER
Eventually, you have to start thinking about [next year], but we want to end up [this season] the be...
DUSTY BAKER
Certain kids stick out, ... And when I saw Adam in spring training, I liked his attitude, his work e...
DUSTY BAKER
A big blow to us.
DUSTY BAKER
When you first come up, you want to get some hits,
DUSTY BAKER
The problems starts when he throws a number of pitches. As long as we minimize his pitches, he says ...
DUSTY BAKER
I talked to him last night and this is the first time he's been in a playoff situation. I just told ...
DUSTY BAKER
He's had that from time to time. That's the first time he's had it this year, but when a guy comes t...
DUSTY BAKER
He said he could go one more. But you could see he was laboring out there, throwing the ball high,
DUSTY BAKER
The guy can pitch, but we had an opportunity to beat him today, just like we had an opportunity to b...
DUSTY BAKER
He's a guy who wants to come here and do well. It seems the more you try, the worse it gets.
DUSTY BAKER
Maybe I shouldn't have cursed. I had just given him the highest compliment last week when I said he'...
DUSTY BAKER
The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co...
DUSTY CRANE
They're externally humble but internally very confident, ... He does everything easy, kind of slow-m...
DUSTY BAKER
This is the youngest team I've had, which is what I've been yearning for really for years now. The y...
DUSTY BAKER
I've got a game plan. Some of it depends on how healthy Todd feels, how his legs feel. He's still re...
DUSTY BAKER
That's what we're here for is to see. Eventually, I think he'll be a fine [No. 2] hitter. I don't kn...
DUSTY BAKER
I can remind Carlos all I want. But when you get out there against Cuba or whoever and start banging...
DUSTY BAKER
You've got to admire him for not quitting. When you're hungry, you can find a way to do things. He w...
DUSTY BAKER
Hey, you can't pick where you put them. I try to protect my guys the best I can. If you're in the bi...
DUSTY BAKER
You would think over the course of a winter -- actually three winters, two winters -- that guys woul...
DUSTY BAKER
I had Bo. I know Bo has good stuff, especially if he's healthy. He said his arm is good. The guy kno...
DUSTY BAKER
Wow. You just caught me off guard. One of the most creative minds there has ever been. I was a fan w...
DUSTY RHODES
They foul off a lot of his fastballs. That was a lucky bad hop for them.
DUSTY BAKER
I'm sure he'd like to end the year pitching, knowing Woody. If we can get him in there, we'll try to...
DUSTY BAKER
Woody is the most advanced. Miller and Prior aren't too, too far behind.
DUSTY BAKER
It's not over with yet. You don't know if somebody is going to offer Sammy a job here soon or what i...
DUSTY BAKER
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle...
DUSTY BAKER
He's got a good tempo, good rhythm going, great control, great movement. When things are going good,...
DUSTY BAKER
Now with as much parity as there is now if you gain a couple of key players and remain healthy you c...
DUSTY BAKER
I just hope my army is sharp.
DUSTY BAKER